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- From: pcnot4me@cs.montana.edu (Craig Pratt)
- Subject: Re: I want to screw myself over.
- Message-ID: <1992Nov10.222849.2272@coe.montana.edu>
- Sender: usenet@coe.montana.edu (USENET News System)
- Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, MSU, Bozeman Mt 59717
- References: <16813@umd5.umd.edu> <1992Nov10.214422.10697@leland.Stanford.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 22:28:49 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov10.214422.10697@leland.Stanford.EDU> gcolello@biosphere.Stanford.EDU (Greg Colello) writes:
- >In article <16813@umd5.umd.edu> matthews@oberon.umd.edu (Mike Matthews)
- >writes:
- >> Yes, that's right. I want to screw myself over. In a particular way,
- >> though, no 'generic' methods please. :-)
- >>
- >> I want some sort of PostScript code that:
- >> 1) Makes all current windows disappear (fling off screen,
- >> gravity-bounce down, I don't care).
- >> 2) Not affect any new windows that will show up.
- >> 3) Not let you get to those old windows.
- >>
- >> Why?
- >>
- >> I'm thinking about having an account set up so that when they log in, a
- >> custom app autolaunches, fires off the PS code so you can't get to
- >NeXTstep
- >> essentially, waits until that's done, then fires up another application
- >> (coXist in this case), waits 'til coXist quits, then logs the user out.
- >In
- >> short, I want the NeXT to be an X terminal with no interaction with
- >NeXTstep.
- >>
- >> Please don't go off and say 'why the hell would you want to do something
- >like
- >> that?' I have valid reasons that I don't care to go into. Buying an X
- >> terminal isn't a good solution; these NeXTs can be used as regular NeXTs
- >by
- >> other users.
- >>
- >> If anyone's written some PS code that does what I want (either by
- >accident or
- >> on purpose :-)) please send it to me. NeXTmail'd be too cruel since I
- >> wouldn't be able to get out of it....
- >>
- >> Or, can anyone say this isn't possible? (and know what they're talking
- >about,
- >> too)
- >> ------
- >> Mike Matthews, matthews@oberon.umd.edu (NeXTmail accepted)
- >
- >I just spoke with Alex at Pencom. He said that the new version of coXist
- >(3.0) does exactly that (ie. completely turns the Next into an xterm). Is
- >coXist the only app you wanted to do this with?
- >
- >-----------------------------------------------------------------
- >Greg Colello
-
- I just got my co-Xist 3.0 upgrade yesterday. It allows you to run in
- "takeover" mode where the root X window uses the entire screen. You can
- get back to the NeXT screen with a Command-click where the X root becomes
- the background of the NeXT screen. Man, it is FAST in this mode too.
- The accelerated rootless mode is fairly fast too, but it occassionally
- leaves junk behind on the screen. Very nice overall.
-
- --
- Craig Pratt pcnot4me@cs.montana.edu
- Montana State University, Bozeman MT gcp1070@msu.oscs.montana.edu
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